Dorothy Bradley Mann

Dorothy Bradley Mann, 78, of Wakefield, RI, passed away Friday. She was the beloved wife of Dudley Lowell Mann for 48 years. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (née Toomey) Bradley. She earned her BA in Math at Brown University in 1961 and her MA in Economics at the University of Michigan in 1963. She worked for many years as a systems analyst at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, GA. She was an active volunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul society. In addition to her husband she is survived by three children, Kate Mann (Kerry McCarthy) and Gregory Mann (Oumou Sidibe), both of New York, NY, and Megan Mann of Narragansett; two grandchildren, Emma Avila and Kadiatou Dorothy Mann ; and a brother, David Bradley of Rhinebeck, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am Wednesday June 21st in St. Thomas More Church, 53 Rockland Street, Narragansett. Burial will be private, and visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in support of Alzheimer’s research may be made to BrightFocus Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871, brightfocus.org.